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Weaning is the process of gradually introducing a mammal
Mammal

Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose name is derived from their distinctive feature, mammary glands, with which they feed their young....
 infant
Infant

An infant or baby is the term used to refer to the young offspring of humans....
, either human or animal, to what will be its adult diet and withdrawing the supply of its mother's milk
Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
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The process takes place only in mammals, as only mammals produce milk. The infant is considered to be fully weaned once it no longer receives any breast milk (or bottled substitute).

Normally, at the end of the weaning process, mammals experience reduced lactase
Lactase

Lactase , a part of the ?-galactosidase family of enzymes, is a glycoside hydrolase involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers....
 production, becoming lactose intolerant
Lactose intolerance

Lactose intolerance is the inability to Metabolism lactose, a sugar found in milk and other dairy products, because the required enzyme lactase is absent in the intestinal system or its availability is lowered....
.






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Weaning is the process of gradually introducing a mammal
Mammal

Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose name is derived from their distinctive feature, mammary glands, with which they feed their young....
 infant
Infant

An infant or baby is the term used to refer to the young offspring of humans....
, either human or animal, to what will be its adult diet and withdrawing the supply of its mother's milk
Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
.

The process takes place only in mammals, as only mammals produce milk. The infant is considered to be fully weaned once it no longer receives any breast milk (or bottled substitute).

Normally, at the end of the weaning process, mammals experience reduced lactase
Lactase

Lactase , a part of the ?-galactosidase family of enzymes, is a glycoside hydrolase involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers....
 production, becoming lactose intolerant
Lactose intolerance

Lactose intolerance is the inability to Metabolism lactose, a sugar found in milk and other dairy products, because the required enzyme lactase is absent in the intestinal system or its availability is lowered....
. This is estimated to be the case with 70% of humans, with the rest being lactase persistent
Lactose intolerance

Lactose intolerance is the inability to Metabolism lactose, a sugar found in milk and other dairy products, because the required enzyme lactase is absent in the intestinal system or its availability is lowered....
.

See also

  • Breastfeeding#Weaning
    Breastfeeding

    Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from human breasts rather than from a baby bottle or other container....
  • Baby-led weaning
  • Baby food
    Baby food

    Baby food is any food, other than breastmilk or infant formula, that is given specifically to infants, roughly between the ages of four months to two years....
  • Lactation
    Lactation

    Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands, the process of providing that milk to the young, and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young....
  • Male lactation
    Male lactation

    The phenomenon of male lactation in humans has become more common in recent years due to the use of medications that stimulate a man's mammary glands....
  • Prolactin
    Prolactin

    Prolactin or Luteotropic hormone is a peptide hormone primarily associated with lactation. In breastfeeding, the act of an infant suckling the nipple stimulates the production of prolactin, which fills the breast with milk via a process called lactogenesis, in preparation for the next feed....